"Eighty-eight cubic metres of card-index," said Mr. Foster with relish, as they entered. "Containing all the relevant information," added the director. "Brought up to date every morning." "And co-ordinated every afternoon." "On the basis of which they make their calculations."
~ Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
I was flipping through the copy of Brave New World that I got at the local Goodwill (5 books for 95 cents!), when I saw this. 'Card index?' I thought. Took me a minute to figure out what they meant. ;-)
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